Rise of the e-mandates: Soon, you may not have a choice
December 10th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Emergency departments are finding it increasingly difficult to get specialists to provide on-call coverage, a growing problem that threatens patient access to quality and timely care at hospitals, a new study said.
The study, released in November by the Center for Studying Health System Change, said hospitals have struggled during the past decade to get specialists to be on call at their EDs. But hospital executives and others interviewed for the report said the situation is worsening.
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